Detectives with the cold case unit at the Louisville Metro Police Department hope the anniversary of a Louisville man's death will prompt someone to come forward.

Rontrel Leak, 21, was shot and killed in Hikes Point on Aug. 21, 2013.

"The case took place in a very crowded area, there were several witnesses, eyewitnesses to the crime," said Sgt. Josh Carr, with LMPD.

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Leak's murder is now considered a cold case. It's one of LMPD's 600 unsolved homicides. For those cases, detectives said their biggest hurdle is a lack of cooperation from witnesses. And Leak's homicide is no different.

"Some of which weren't very cooperative at the time of the murder so of course our hope is three years later, time goes by sometimes people want to come forward and do the right thing," said Carr.

"It does not get any easier, I think you try to find a new normal," said Samantha Hayes, Leak's mother. Hayes is hoping someone comes forward to give her closure and justice. She said the people who were with her son the night he died know her family. She hopes they're ready to come forward with any piece of information that can help the case.

"If you can tell us anything, that's what we're looking for, that leads to justice for Rontrel, he deserves it," she said.

Anyone with information on this case can remain anonymous and call (502) 574-LMPD.